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<item><title><![CDATA[Candidate Biomarkers for Type 1 Diabetes]]></title><link>http://availabletechnologies.pnl.gov/technology.asp?id=247</link><description><![CDATA[Researchers at PNNL have discovered a new method for potentially predicting the onset of type 1 diabetes with more consistency.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:40:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oxidized and Reduced Derivatives of Hydroxymethyl Furfural (HMF)]]></title><link>http://availabletechnologies.pnl.gov/technology.asp?id=246</link><description><![CDATA[Reduced and oxidized hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) derivatives have potential applications as adhesives, sealants, composites, coatings, binders, casting agents, foams, curatives, monomers, and resins.&nbsp;HMF Reduction&nbsp;Reduction of HMF to furan dimethanol (FDM) is readily accomplished in high yield via the catalytic hydrogenation of aqueous solutions of HMF at 500 psi hydrogen and 70 C.&nbsp;Several catalysts have been shown to be effective:&nbsp;Raney Co, 5% Pt/Al2O3, and Cu/Cr.&nbsp;HMF is converted to the fully reduced tetrahydrofuran dimethanol (THFDM) under similar conditions using a Co/SiO2 or Ni catalyst.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:49:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catalyst Support for Severe Condition Processes and Hydrothermal Reactions and Processes]]></title><link>http://availabletechnologies.pnl.gov/technology.asp?id=245</link><description><![CDATA[Ordinary catalyst supports such as zeolites, silica, and alumina can be easily formed into hard, porous shapes for use as catalyst supports.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:02:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conversion of Lactose (milk sugar) to Polyols]]></title><link>http://availabletechnologies.pnl.gov/technology.asp?id=244</link><description><![CDATA[Lactose, commonly referred to as milk sugar, may be readily obtained from cheese whey, the by-produc]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:09:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Textured Metal Catalysts for Heterogeneous Catalysis]]></title><link>http://availabletechnologies.pnl.gov/technology.asp?id=243</link><description><![CDATA[It is generally acknowledged that metal oxide supports can be used to maintain catalytically active metals in a highly dispersed state in traditional heterogeneous catalysis.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:08:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conversion of Levulinic Acid to Methyl Tetrahydrofuran]]></title><link>http://availabletechnologies.pnl.gov/technology.asp?id=242</link><description><![CDATA[Methyl tetrahydrofuran (Me-THF) has shown potential as a component of P-series fuels.&nbsp;In additi]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:20:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biorenewable Process to Acrylic Acid]]></title><link>http://availabletechnologies.pnl.gov/technology.asp?id=241</link><description><![CDATA[Biomass derived sugars provide opportunities for new, potentially low cost routes to chemical intermediates.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:06:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ultrasonic Characterization of High Solid Content Suspensions]]></title><link>http://availabletechnologies.pnl.gov/technology.asp?id=240</link><description><![CDATA[Suspensions or slurries having moderate and high particle concentrations are found in a variety of industries.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:13:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fast-TRAC Particle Collection System]]></title><link>http://availabletechnologies.pnl.gov/technology.asp?id=239</link><description><![CDATA[The Time-Resolved Aerosol Collector (TRAC) was developed for sampling atmospheric aerosols in 2000, and is small and very convenient for collecting as many as 500 field samples with times per sample from about 1 minute to hours.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:12:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portable Electrochemical Sensing System]]></title><link>http://availabletechnologies.pnl.gov/technology.asp?id=238</link><description><![CDATA[Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed an inexpensive electrochemical s]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:23:26 GMT</pubDate></item>  
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